Louise tells the Eleanor Story

Louise Bliss, President of HRHBrass, wowed members of the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club as she told the story of the restoration of the Eleanor on December first. She compared the restoration of the Eleanor to the restoration and preservation of an historic building. Well-known designer and architect, Clinton Crane, who designed the Eleanor, had an important […]

Limber Holes and Love

This is the second of the memories about sailing on the Eleanor from R.S.B. of Rutland, Vermont. Climbing into the far reaches of the hull to clean out the limber holes when I was 14 taught me a lesson that I wrote about in my high school English class. In the spring there was always […]

The Great Water Race and Barbecue to help build Eleanor’s Spars

HRHBrass invites all to the Great Water Race and Barbecue at the Roe-Jan Creek Boat Club in Germantown on September 6, from 2 to 5pm.  Proceeds will go to support Eleanor’s restoration – specifically to restore her mast, boom, and gaff. The Water Race will begin at approximately 3:30 pm.  Ten ducks and ten flamingos, […]

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse

Louise Bliss of Hudson, a founding member of HRHBrass, writes her childhood memories of, and her adult dreams for, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse evokes memories of Sunday family outings and sailing adventures. Seeing the lighthouse as a child from the Hudson-Athens ferry as it glided around the southern side of the boarded up […]

Pushing the Limits of the Hudson

I am writing in hopes of providing you with a personal relationship with the Racing Sloop Eleanor.  It is sad that nowadays stories and history can be lost as the speed of information technology and the internet allow time to race by us at a rate never imagined when the Eleanor was built in 1903. […]